لوif نيلwere attained بالمجدthrough glory فيin العلياءthe heights منزلةa rank
لو نيل بالمجد في العلياء منزلة
لنالhe would attain بالمجدthrough glory أعنانupper reaches السمواتthe heavens
لنال بالمجد أعنان السموات
If a station in the highest realms could be won through glory,
If a rank in the heights could be gained through glory,
If glory resides in the highest places
through glory he would reach the utmost heights of heaven.
he would reach the upper reaches of the heavens through glory.
Then with glory I would grasp the edges of the heavens
يرميhe assails الخطوبcalamities برأيwith judgment يستضاءillumination is sought بهby it
يرمي الخطوب برأي يستضاء به
إذاwhen دجاgrows dark الرأيjudgment منfrom أهلpeople of البصيراتinsight
إذا دجا الرأي من أهل البصيرات
He assails calamities with judgment that gives light
He assails calamities with judgment that lights the way
It throws troubles with wisdom illuminated by it
when the judgment of discerning men is shrouded in darkness.
when the judgment of those with insight grows dark.
When the mind is obscured by people of insight
فليسso it is not تلقاهyou meet him إلاexcept عندat عارفةa kindness
فليس تلقاه إلا عند عارفة
أوor واقفاًstanding فيamid صدورforeparts السمهرياتthe Samharian spears
أو واقفاً في صدور السمهريات
You find him nowhere but engaged in an act of kindness,
For you find him only bestowing a kindness,
So receiving it is only by one who knows
or standing amid the points of Samharian spears.
or standing amid the points of Samharian spears.
Or standing firm in the breasts of the honorable
ياO منyou who غدتhave become أوجهfaces الأيامthe days مشرقةradiant
يا من غدت أوجه الأيام مشرقة
بجودهthrough his generosity مستهلاتbeaming منيراتluminous
بجوده مستهلات منيرات
O you through whose generosity the faces of the days have grown radiant,
O you—the faces of days have grown radiant
O you who made the faces of days radiant
beaming and luminous,
through your generosity, beaming and luminous—
With your generosity, beautiful, luminous
ماليwhat is wrong with me? بلاwithout سببa reason غودرتI was left مطرحاًcast aside
مالي بلا سبب غودرت مطرحاً
وقدand indeed حرمتI was deprived of عطاياكyour gifts الجزيلاتlavish
وقد حرمت عطاياك الجزيلات
Why, for no cause, have I been left cast aside
why, without cause, have I been left cast aside,
Why without cause have I become downcast
and denied your bountiful gifts?
and deprived of your lavish gifts?
When you have denied me your plentiful gifts?
وليand I have مدائحpoems of praise قدماًlong since فيكabout you سائرةcirculating
ولي مدائح قدماً فيك سائرة
مستطرفاتadmired as novel بألفاظwith words طريفاتoriginal
مستطرفات بألفاظ طريفات
Yet for ages I have had praises of you in circulation,
Yet I have poems in your praise, long in circulation,
And I have praises walking before you
admired anew, expressed in rare and elegant words.
admired for their novelty, with original wording.
Captivating, with witty words
Sol 6.1